EUNIS habitat classification 2012 amended 2019 > G - Woodland, forest and other wooded land > G3 - Coniferous woodland > G3.1 - Abies and Picea woodland > G3.1H - Picea orientalis forests

Picea orientalis forests

English name: Oriental spruce forests

Description (English)

Picea orientalis-dominated forests of the Caucasus and of the eastern Pontic Range.

Source:
EUNIS habitat classification
Interpretation Manual of the habitats targeted by Resolution No. 4

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type	code G3.1H
Bern Convention	Resolution 4 habitat type (used for designation of Emerald sites)

Legal status

Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements

Legal text	Annex	More information
Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats (Bern Convention)	Revised Annex I of Resolution 4 (1996) of the Bern Convention on endangered natural habitats types using the EUNIS habitat classification (year of revision 2014)	https://wcd.coe.int/ViewDoc....ckColorLogged=FDC864 Resolution No. 4 (1996) of the Bern Convention lists endangered natural habitats requiring specific conservation measures [and the designation of Areas of Special Conservation Interest (ASCIs) forming the Emerald network]

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Conifers Picea orientalis

Species scientific name	English common name	Species group
Picea orientalis		Conifers

Other classifications

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112	42.28	Oriental spruce forests	source
CORINE Land Cover	3.1.2.	Coniferous forest	n/a

For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410	G3.1H	Picea orientalis forests	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308	G3.1H	Picea orientalis forests	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202	G3.1H	Picea orientalis forests	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910	G3.1H	Picea orientalis forests	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905	42.28	Oriental spruce forests	same

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